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Expand your horizons with Australia’s longest running wilderness adventure magazine. With in-depth features and stunning photographs from some of the world’s greatest adventurers, WILD will keep you up-to-date on all aspects of wilderness pursuits.

THE COVER SHOT

Wild

LETTERS

ON TRAILS

GALLERY

TO THE LIGHTHOUSE • The wonderful Wilsons Promontory walk was well worth the wait.

COVER VERSIONS • Just because you’ve already done a particular trip or adventure before doesn’t mean there’s no value in doing a repeat.

DWR UPDATE: PART II • Back in 2017, in his very first column, Dan wrote about the use of PFCs within the outdoor-equipment industry. In this second instalment of a two-part column, he’s checking back in to see what progress has been made.

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GREEN PAGES • A selection of environmental news briefs from around the country.

ANTI-PROTEST LAWS ARE IRRESPONSIBLE, RECKLESS … AND THEY NEED TO GO

EVEREST: 40 YEARS ON • Q + A WITH TIM MACARTNEY-SNAPE

AVOIDING CLIMBING FIASCOS • Climbing can be loads of fun, but things can quickly, and catastrophically, go wrong. Wild Earth Ambassador Nathan McNeil shares some tips to keep you safe at the crags.

YA REEVES • Novelist, outdoor educator, sage of serendipity.

SURVEYING TASSIE’S SOUTHWEST SKY COUNTRY • Renowned for its challenging walking, Tasmania’s South Coast Track is an ecological sanctuary and a place of precious darkness. But a proposal to build a string of private lodges along it threatens its delicate balance; a BioBlitz survery shows what’s at stake.

TIMING IT RIGHT • It is the stuff of dreams: A rare opportunity to venture into the Kimberley’s iconic Bungle Bungles in the height of the wet season.

ALPENGLOW CLIMBING EUROPE’S 4,000M PEAKS • Photographer and alpine guide Ben Tibbetts grew up in Wales but, drawn by the lure of the mountains, eventually based himself in the birthplace of alpinism—the French town of Chamonix. In this stunning photo essay, he shares images from his book Alpenglow: The Finest Climbs on the 4000m Peaks of the Alps.

THE SPICE OF LIFE • Variety in your outdoor pursuits lets you see the world through different lenses, both literally and metaphorically.

WILD RIVERS, WILD TIMES • Nineteen days. 150 kilometres. 52 river crossings. 7 topo maps. 2 food caches. And one amazing national park: An edge to edge crossing of Oxley Wild Rivers NP.

in search of ATARAXIA • Tasmania’s rugged South West Cape circuit is both challenging and home to some truly tempestuous weather. It is also a place to find something that sits seemingly at odds with both those elements: tranquillity.

CALM WATERS • A four-day sea kayak off the coast of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island through the Broken Islands Group reminded Anja Fuechtbauer that the sum of a trip can be more than its parts.

CIRCLE OF LIFE • A pilgrimage in Tibet sets Ross Hanan on a path to thinking very differently about adventures in the mountains.

ADVENTURE & MISADVENTURE • Treks are sometimes described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experiences. This can mean various things. It can signify the walk is so rare and special it could never truly be repeated. It can also mean it is an experience that you could not, for any amount of money, be induced to repeat. The Five Passes trek on NZ’s South Island is, perhaps, both.

5 CANYONS IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

JAGUNGAL CIRCUIT FROM ROUND MOUNTAIN (+ THREE OTHER APPROACHES)

THE TRIP IN SECTIONS

OTHER APPROACHES TO JAGUNGAL

MAKALU FX CARBON TREKKING POLES • Comfortable. Sturdy. Light.

HEAT + EAT MEALS • Eat well...